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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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