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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally 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 variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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