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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major 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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