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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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