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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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