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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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