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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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