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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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