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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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