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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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