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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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