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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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