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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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