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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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