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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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