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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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