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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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