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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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