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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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