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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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