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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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