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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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