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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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