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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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