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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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