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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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