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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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