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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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