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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping 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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