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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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