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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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