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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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