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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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