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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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