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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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