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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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