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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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