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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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