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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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