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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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