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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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