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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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