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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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