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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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