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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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