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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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