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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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