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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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