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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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