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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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