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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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