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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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