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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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