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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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