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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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