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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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