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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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