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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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