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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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