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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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