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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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