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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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