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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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