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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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