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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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