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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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