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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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