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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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