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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education