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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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