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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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