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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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