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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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