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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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