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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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