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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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