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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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