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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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