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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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