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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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