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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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