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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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