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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the 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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