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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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