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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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