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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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