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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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