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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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