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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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