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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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