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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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