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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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