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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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