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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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