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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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