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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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