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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates 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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