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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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