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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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