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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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