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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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