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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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