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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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