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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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