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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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