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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses 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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