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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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