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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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