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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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