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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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