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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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