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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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