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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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