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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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