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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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