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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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