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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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