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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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