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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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