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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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