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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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