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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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