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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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