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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually 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 variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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