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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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