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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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