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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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