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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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