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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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