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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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