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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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