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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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