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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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