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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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