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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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