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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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