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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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