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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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