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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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