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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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