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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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