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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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