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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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