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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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