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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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