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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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