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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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