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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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