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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online 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 online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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