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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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