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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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