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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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