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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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