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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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