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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally 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. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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