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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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