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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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