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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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