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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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