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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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