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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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