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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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