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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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