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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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