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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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