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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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