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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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