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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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