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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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