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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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