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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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