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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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