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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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