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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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