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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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