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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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