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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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