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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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