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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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