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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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