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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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