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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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