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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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