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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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