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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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