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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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