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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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