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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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