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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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