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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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