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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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