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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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