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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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