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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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