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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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