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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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