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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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