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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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