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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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