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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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