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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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