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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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