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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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