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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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