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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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