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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)