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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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