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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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