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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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