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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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