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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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