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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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