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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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