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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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