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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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