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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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