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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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