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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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