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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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