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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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