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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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