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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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