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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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