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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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