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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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