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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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