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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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