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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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