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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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