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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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