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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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