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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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