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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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