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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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