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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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