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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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