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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically 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 several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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