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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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