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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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