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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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