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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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