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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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