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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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