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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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