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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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