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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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