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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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