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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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