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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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