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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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