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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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