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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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