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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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