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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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