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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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