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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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