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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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