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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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