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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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