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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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