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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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