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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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