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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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