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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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