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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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