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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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