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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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