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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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