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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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