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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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