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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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