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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores 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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