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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses 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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