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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually 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 online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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