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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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