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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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