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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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