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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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