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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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