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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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