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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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