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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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