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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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