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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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