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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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