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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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