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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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