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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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