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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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