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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are 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 issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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