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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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