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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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