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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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