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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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