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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key 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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