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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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