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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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