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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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