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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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