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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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