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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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