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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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