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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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