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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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