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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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