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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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