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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important 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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