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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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