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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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