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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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