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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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