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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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