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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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