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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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