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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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