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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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