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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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