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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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