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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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