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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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