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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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