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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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