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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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