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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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