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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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