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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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