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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts 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 scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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