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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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