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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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