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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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