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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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