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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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