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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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