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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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