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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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