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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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