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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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