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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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