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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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