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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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