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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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