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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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