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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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