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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally 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 blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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