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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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