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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education