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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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