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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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