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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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