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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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