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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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