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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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