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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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