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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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