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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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