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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses 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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