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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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