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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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