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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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