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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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