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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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