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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOC 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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