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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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