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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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