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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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