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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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