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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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