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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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