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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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