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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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