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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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