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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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