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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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