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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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