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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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