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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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