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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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