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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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