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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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