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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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