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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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