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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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