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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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