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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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