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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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