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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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