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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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