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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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