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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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