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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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