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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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