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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates 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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