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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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