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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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