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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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