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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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