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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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