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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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