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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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