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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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