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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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