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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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