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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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