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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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