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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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