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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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