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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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