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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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