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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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