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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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