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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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