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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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