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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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