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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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