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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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