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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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