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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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