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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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