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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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