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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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