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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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