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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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