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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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