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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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