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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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