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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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