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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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