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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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