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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not 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 struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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