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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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