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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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