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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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