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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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