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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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