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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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