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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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