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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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