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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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