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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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