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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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