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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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