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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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