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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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