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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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