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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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