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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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