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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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