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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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