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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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