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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches 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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