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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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