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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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