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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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