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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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