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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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