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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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