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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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