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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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