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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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