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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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