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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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