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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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