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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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