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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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