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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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