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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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