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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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