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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally 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 distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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