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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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