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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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