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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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