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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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