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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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