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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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