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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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