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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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