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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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