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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates 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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