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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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