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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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