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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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