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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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