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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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