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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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