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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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