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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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