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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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