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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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