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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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