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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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