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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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