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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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