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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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