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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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