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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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