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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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