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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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