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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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