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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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