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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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