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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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