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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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