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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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