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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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