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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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