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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily 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 several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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