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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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