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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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