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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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