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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses 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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