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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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