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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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